Council awards Kilauea recovery grants to Puna nonprofits
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/08/hawaii-news/council-awards-kilauea-recovery-grants-to-puna-nonprofits/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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Snow Plow Driver Rescues Dogs From Blizzard On Long Island
Snow Plow Driver Rescues Dogs From Blizzard On Long Island In the middle of whiteout conditions, a snow plow driver...
Estimated cost of Keaau health center climbs to $90M
Keaau Benioff Health Center, previously planned as a single-story 36,000-square-foot-building, is now envisioned to be a 40,000 -square-foot-facility, according to...
KAPĀPALA KOA CANOE LOG APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR 2026 Application Process Marks a New Era for Canoe Building
KAPĀPALA KOA CANOE LOG APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR 2026 Application Process Marks a New Era for Canoe Building HONOLULU – The Department...
Hawaiʻi County Hosts Animal Control & Protection Summit
Hawaiʻi County Hosts Animal Control & Protection Summit About 100 people representing County of Hawaiʻi departments and community organizations...
Mayor Alameda Lowers Flags to Honor former U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI MAYOR C. KIMO ALAMEDA, PH.D. Mayor Alameda Lowers Flags to Honor former U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Mayor...
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE AND HAWAIʻI SENATE PRESIDENT COLLEEN HANABUSA
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE AND HAWAIʻI SENATE PRESIDENT COLLEEN...
Abandoned Las Vegas Airport Dog Finds A Forever Home With The Officer Who Saved Him
Abandoned Las Vegas Airport Dog Finds A Forever Home With The Officer Who Saved Him A small dog left...
State Agrees To Settle Lawsuit Over Oʻahu Jail Suicide Lawyers for the defense and prosecution called the jail to warn that a prisoner was suicidal. Then the inmate hanged himself in a cell.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/state-agrees-to-settle-lawsuit-over-oahu-jail-suicide/
Maui Wildfire Lawyers Vying For $1 Billion Payday A Hawaiʻi judge may be the one to decide what legal fees are reasonable under state law.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/maui-wildfire-lawyers-vying-for-1-billion-payday/
Push To Feed Hawaiʻi Kids More Local Food Is ‘Structural Disaster’ The DOE has not taken the effort seriously and has no real plan for how to meet a legislative mandate to spend 30% of its food budget locally by 2030, according to a state audit.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/push-to-feed-hawaii-kids-more-local-food-is-structural-disaster/
People In Crisis Still Keep Their Guns. Can Hawaiʻi Change That? Lawmakers want to raise awareness about the state’s red flag law, which has been virtually unused in the last six years — despite a significant increase in gun deaths.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/people-in-crisis-still-keep-their-guns-can-hawaii-change-that/
New Hawaii pilot program aims to curb evictions, keep disputes out of court
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/06/hawaii-news/new-hawaii-pilot-program-aims-to-curb-evictions-keep-disputes-out-of-court/
Volcano Watch — USGS updates “Volcano Observatory Notice to Aviation” alerts
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory March 5, 2026 The Volcano Observatory Notice to Aviation (VONA) is a notification product used by volcano observatories globally to inform...
missing and endangered person: Keikilani Hauoli-Kuoha
Hawaii Police Department seeks your help in locating a missing and endangered person: Keikilani Hauoli-Kuoha, F-24, Local, 4'11", 110lb, Medium...
THE KOHALA CENTER….Employment/Opportunities/Events
Employment The Kohala Center is hiring a mahiʻāina specialist The Kohala Center (TKC) is hiring a mahiʻāina specialist who is...
Kahaluʻu Beach Park to Close May 1-10 for Coral Spawning
Kahaluʻu Beach Park to Close May 1-10 for Coral Spawning The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation...
Unexpected Heroes Step In To Help Save Missing 3-Year-Old Girl In Phoenix
Unexpected Heroes Step In To Help Save Missing 3-Year-Old Girl In Phoenix Sometimes heroes don’t wear capes — they drive...
North Kona’s Primary Aquifer Provides Plenty Of Water — For Now The Keauhou aquifer’s current usage leaves room for more development, but a changing climate could significantly undercut that.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/north-konas-primary-aquifer-provides-plenty-of-water-for-now/
Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Push Back On Green’s Plan To Defer Tax Cuts A proposal floated by House Finance Chair Chris Todd would continue much of the tax relief that was promised in 2024.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/hawaii-lawmakers-push-back-on-greens-plan-to-defer-tax-cuts/
